We are a family of 5 (kids are 12,10 and 3 - all good walkers or happy to be carried) going to Interlaken in late August/early September. Travelling by train from Basel to Interlaken on 28th Aug and back to Basel on 4th September - we will do this journey via BRÜNIG-HASLIBERG in one direction yet to be decided - any recommendations as to the best direction to do this journey and which side of the train to sit on?

We are buying two adult Swiss Rail 8 day passes and getting a family card to cover the children. Although we want to travel around the Jungfrau region for obvious reasons! But we wondered, as we have the all Switzerland passes and and are therefore not limited to the Jungfrau are there other train trips outside of the region that we should explore?

Also what are the best places to travel up to that we can then walk back down to either join another train or boat to get back to Interlaken. Sadly I am not very keen on cable cars/chair lifts so would like to use trains and boats as much as possible but do not want to spoil the trip for the less fearful members of the family.

<<"Sadly I am not very keen on cable cars/chair lifts so would like to use

trains and boats as much as possible but do not want to spoil the trip

for the less fearful members of the family.">>

How do you feel about cableways with very large cars...hold tens or dozens - that are pretty solid feeling? If you can manage those, take the Luftseilbahn ( large cable car) from Wengen ( reached by train) up to Männlichen,and walk to Kleine Scheidegg to catch a return train down.

Thank you for those suggestions and photos - I think if the cableway is only a 5 minute journey as suggested by the timetable info I should manage it and the walk looks really beautiful and just about the right length for all of us.

I understand the notion that the Jungfrau region is not an obvious destination for someone like me but I am confident we will find enough to do during our week in the area without me having to scare myself witless too often!

Maybe MySwissAlps should have a "How to enjoy the Alps despite being terrified of heights" page...I cannot believe I am the only person that goes there and feels this way!

<<"Thank you for those suggestions and photos - I think if the cableway is only a 5 minute journey as suggested by the timetable info I should manage it and the walk looks really beautiful and just about the right length for all of us.">>